New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-09

Knots with $500 II. p, the vessel being brought y,
ner normal load displacement The Galaea OF the same
cass wnlcn Mas Just completed har trials under the
same conditions. has attanei an average sn.ci of 10
knots with 1900 /. H. p. "e' 'p''' VI 10
But the most remarkable vessoI nrodrcoa a,v;,, Oh.
year the Spanish cruiser Rrna Reccntc THIS vessel
m nt ny Messrs Thomson of Cvdebauk was tried In
She disnl'ess about 5000 tons at nnrmal i,
noSt effectively protected by internal inclined armor
Viotecive decR carries an exceedingly heavy battery
anong which are four 9.i5inch b. L. r. ha,iiles with
sJ ra.y anu ease possesses an unusually great
VI actlon AMI has devenNe the greatest speed
Sr a1tunci oy any general service fighting ship. The
rr fo epor q" the claa Regcntes M or two hours
ahont II 100 IN pe"n speed as s2G kn,s. YIN
s1red developed WIS ISL kuo,S AMI l. IT, p 7.7sD
me expectations entertained for the cruisers.
IN D. aud The Baltimore. under contract. real
I'LL 1t is believed that thov VIII prove ~ ric mi as
""Y oiNer vessels OF tho same class and date of design.
tXrEHMFNr~ Il GUNNEKY.
competition among the ma uiactUrers of steel batter
ins shell abroad the report has produced pro-
)ecilles giving wonderful although somewhat nconsSt
ent results One of lot OF 200 Hotter I2nch chrome
se" she'll 'orered by the Admiralty and recently tried
IN Englan Twas fred throuch Brown l6-nch com
pnunu plate and 10 feet ~ solid baceug. am was
stopped by an old armor plate in IN" rear The pate
was broken in two rarts AMI crar,,s ware developed
the plate moved back hnliiy or inches The proc"ic
VS. donId to he so little deforincd that might have
The Armstrong 3Dpouuicr has been recently trie /.
IT, gun was ired ten aimed rounds in a. seconds The
initial velocity Obtained * reported rs 900 f"e'
seconds with powder pressure OF about II t"ns; the
"eiEht of powder charge being ponni- Tie Wrlca'
o: this is IL AMI the es,imitel pcnertion in
wrought iron about : inches. The To.2onn Ter Arm
strong weight tons has also hen fred wi charge
OF "a pounds ami a proneHco OF 20 pounds; giVni :
velocity OF 1850 fontsecond The builders believe this
minute and that the penetration in wrought iron VIII DC
more than 10 inches.
TORPEDO OATS.
8" In Europe the work OF constructing fast tcrHcdo
boats has remained in the hands % private builders
The unpr- cedented speed of 9GlS knots has been
attained by the Arcte q l. foot twin boat built
by Thoruycroit & Co. for the Spanish Admiralty
Nessrs NARROW e 60. have also complete two single
screw 1875 foot boats nr ths stme t,oNeinnen uhh''
the Azor aud lialc"n WH'h On tl,' cr!h1n, 49,
recently Developed respectively. 81 aui % knot'
which Is the hest result a,tiinc;l go IA, ~ p,s" ~ az
SIZE During the present year 'irre - l"lE- " ~,
the numbers hut bat this j. partly due Z" te iac' nav
heavy orders given 90 dii"rrot trns in N@5 have been
nearly AL filled" ana more particularly oea"S p'" .f
sjonal opinion has apparently succeeded Ia iuiN- '>r
heard in condemnation Of most OF the torpedo 9oHls
heretofore hnlt The verdict is that in orer e. attain
TIE remarkable speeds called Tor 10y me c"iiio.. ="
T.ht and debate cors:rucou and tier 'nna;" -
desirable for those intended ia service on the h Nra
fire guns nov caTrcd the question is also being raised
whether partial prolec,ion of motive ~
NOT essential The first strpn tins direction mas uc'h
taken by The japanese Governmcnt VINO i'nc t 49,,
received from YarloT CO. Los '"nt '%' s Mil
prove made llac against the latest deveopntnt :"
machine The rrsah of the las' year m ~
a.ioa of the question is that tie torpedo oo h"S oS
Tbe TRANSFORMATION Of torpedo country by
rail has lately effected IN franc" IN u manner ''
of tactical interest The carriage oi Ip' '"p' uoi.
Weighing abcut 40 tous from tue Mediterranean to the
Channel experimenting tue performance o. ~" IL
Journey by canal two wears aga. al once ,i"cF .i'o
defensive D,wer on either COAST and Illustrates Iho
extremely valuable sphere OF boats "Iit ST. -
render such transit po-slDso In!s I.a.u't ,'5
itself possessing peculiar Interest III the Oh'e"
Sldtes ,,..h ia ,,o
awhile drscllss torpedo boats are 'onnd l" oc goo
small for eiic service AT scd. tho'r ipr 10 %
defence are large 20 lose thc va4uip,e Icuco
iuvisihtv and many authorities hc-nlh I" u''iH
these should have the power ol gong uh't'
If ittlrei The largest ana most poWSII1l
marin. vessel ever vet uced i tne SurIeaieI
launched in March last by tae Barrow Sill'D @
COMPANY. The length OF this torpedo oa - =" i.'
AMI displacement when wholly Immersed /" IONS - ~
always bloyant and is submerged by me p""rrul
propellors acting III vertical drcouoa; S.nui' .,l
part OF that apparatus get cat OF orier mere orr
boat would rise the surface. At preliminary N,",
sie made a speed OF knots with TIE arcs 't 1l9
only two inrrets showing; with less displacement ana
fires lighted she made IL 20 ! knobs . -
The remainder OF the report Is chchy l'No,sca ~
bureau reports which have already been iua'c luo'